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Explain how symbiotic relationship occurs in lichen

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Answered by HeroicGRANDmaster
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A lichen is an organism that results from a mutualistic relationship between a fungus and a photosynthetic organism. The other organism is usually a cyanobacterium or green alga. The fungus grows around the bacterial or algal cells. The fungus benefits from the constant supply of food produced by the photosynthesizer.

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Symbiosis in lichens is the mutually helpful symbiotic relationship of green algae and/or blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) living among filaments of a fungus, forming lichen. ... The largest number of lichenized fungi occur in the Ascomycota, with about 40% of species forming such an association.

it is mutually helping symbiotic relationship between green algae(cyanobacteria) and blue algae living among filaments of fungus forming lichens .

A lichen is an organism that results from a mutualistic relationship between a fungus and a photosynthetic organism. The other organism is usually a cyanobacterium or green alga. The fungus grows around the bacterial or algal cells. The fungus benefits from the constant supply of food produced by thephotosynthesizer.

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